C. Carter Clay

Alabama

Hollis, Wright, & Clay, P.C.
2201 Morris Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35203
United States

Tel: (205) 324-3600

Email: carterc@hollis-wright.com
Web: www.hollis-wright.com

Professional Biography

Carter Clay is a Partner with Hollis, Wright, & Clay, a leading Birmingham based civil litigation law firm with over 150 years of experience representing individuals and business clients all over the country.

Since he started practicing law, Carter has exclusively represented individuals in matters involving truck and automobile accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, industrial accidents, construction accidents, premises liability, fraud, bad faith, and workers’ compensation.

In light of Carter’s experience and accomplishments, in 2010 he was appointed by a U.S. District Court Judge in the Southern District of California to the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee (PSC) in the re Hydroxycut, which was litigation involving injuries sustained by individuals after taking the dietary supplement.

Carter handles cases throughout the entire United States and has participated in numerous jury trials with great success. He has amassed some of the largest settlements and verdicts in the State of Alabama on behalf of wrongful death victims and injured individuals. In addition to numerous settlements in excess of $1 million, Carter has obtained the following 7-figure verdicts:

  • A $1 million jury verdict along with fellow HWC Partner Michael Eldridge in Jefferson County, Alabama, for a young lady who was injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by a drunk driver.
  • A $3 million jury verdict in Madison County, Alabama, on behalf of an individual injured in a motor vehicle accident. According to the Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter, this was the largest jury verdict in Madison County for that particular year.
  • A $1.45 million jury verdict in Leon County, Florida, for an Alabama family that was involved in a motor vehicle accident while driving through Tallahassee, Florida.
  • A $3.5 million medical malpractice jury verdict in Dallas County, Alabama, on behalf of the estate of a young boy who died while a residential student at an academy.
  • A $1.6 million jury verdict in Mobile County, Alabama, in a defective product case.

Carter is admitted to practice before the Alabama Supreme Court, the United States District Courts in Alabama, as well as the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, Alabama Association for Justice (ALAJ), and American Association for Justice.

Since 2012, Carter has been nominated and selected by his peers for inclusion in the annual editions of Mid-South Super Lawyers. In 2014, the National Trial Lawyers Organization recognized him as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer, and the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys selected him as a Top 100 Attorney in Alabama.

The Product Liability Law Practice

The Birmingham product liability attorneys at Hollis, Wright & Clay, P.C. routinely represent individuals and families that have been injured as the result of using or consuming:

  • Defective Vehicles and Components
  • Defective Consumer and Household Products
  • Dangerous Drugs and Medical Devices

When pursuing a product liability claim, evidence is extremely critical and the preservation of the injury-causing product is essential to the prosecution of such a claim. If you don’t have the actual product that was involved in the incident or event, it can be very difficult to pursue a product liability claim. Our attorneys can help preserve and maintain the product at issue in an effort to maximize your chances of success. So don’t wait, please act now to protect your rights.

Our product liability attorneys believe you deserve the best possible representation and will vigorously pursue your rights to compensation for the sustained injuries including medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, emotional distress and permanent impairment.

If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident involving a defective product, the Birmingham product liability attorneys at Hollis Wright can help.

About Hollis, Wright & Clay, P.C.

With more than 150 years of combined practice experience, the lawyers at Hollis, Wright & Clay, P.C. bring top-notch litigation experience to serve our client base. Focused on representing individuals and business clients all over the country, the firm’s lawyers are strongly committed to providing legal services in the following fields: Catastrophic Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Truck and Auto Accidents, Construction and Work-Related Accidents, Alcohol-Related Injuries, Environmental Dumping, Auto Defects and Designs, Defective Products, Drug and Pharmacy Claims, County and City Government Claims, Commercial Business Disputes, Medical Negligence, Fraud and Suppression, Bad Faith Insurance, and Mass Tort and Class Actions.

Since its founding in 2002, the firm has represented more than 25,000 clients in individual cases and multi-party claims. The firm takes on single-party cases and claims involving thousands of clients at one time (called mass tort actions). We believe in representing each client with compassion and attention, which is consistent with the firm’s motto: work hard every day to “level the playing field” for personal injury victims, consumers, and businesses with a level of quality and service more commonly associated with the corporate community.

The lawyers that make up the firm are responsible for, or have participated in, cases rendering verdicts, awards or settlements throughout their professional careers in an amount totaling over $215,000,000.00, which includes over $100,000,000.00 in the last seven years. Although such previous recoveries are not indicative of future results, the lawyers at Hollis, Wright, Clay & Vail are proud of their history of verdicts, awards and settlements.